Stories by Martyn Williams

Bulletin: Clinton Pledges Data Privacy

U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight pledged in his State of the Union Address to send legislation to Congress "soon" that will protect the privacy of financial records and to this year finalize rules covering the privacy of medical records.

NEC, Mitsubishi Form Display Joint Venture

NEC Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. today announced they have finalized the establishment of a new joint venture company to develop, manufacture and sell display monitors.

South Korea to Trial 3G Mobile Network

Two of Asia's leading cellular network operators have jointly launched trials of W-CDMA (wideband code division multiple access), a third generation cellular technology, in South Korea.

Clinton Pledges Tech Centers, Data Privacy

In his final State of the Union address, U.S. President Bill Clinton yesterday outlined an ambitious set of goals for the coming year including several designed to push technology and the Internet deeper into everyday life while at the same time safeguarding personal information held on computer systems.

NEC Recalls 86,000 PCs in Japan

NEC Corp. is recalling 86,000 personal computers in Japan because of a problem with the power supply that could cause the machine to shut down during use.

Softbank, Lehman Form Online Bond Trading JV

Softbank Finance Corp., a unit of Japan's Softbank Corp., and the investment bank Lehman Brothers today announced the formation of a joint venture company to facilitate trading of Japanese government bonds online.

Asia Global Crossing, IRI Tie on Japan Data Center

Asia Global Crossing Ltd., which is building a regional undersea fiber optic cable network, and Internet Research Institute Inc. (IRI), a Japanese Internet consultancy, today announced plans to form a joint venture to build an Internet data center in Japan.

Mitsubishi to Take RISC to Home Appliances

Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has licensed from ARM Ltd. the company's ARM7TDMI-S RISC (reduced instruction set computer) microprocessor core for use in future digital consumer electronics chips, U.K.-based ARM said yesterday.

Asia Global Crossing, IRI to Form Joint Venture

Asia Global Crossing Ltd., which is building a regional undersea fiber optic cable network, and Internet Research Institute Inc., a Japanese Internet consultancy, will tomorrow announce the formation of a new joint venture, the companies announced today.

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